Planet Nikos

On his seventh full length album “Eilikrina” (Sincerely ) the legitimate prince of Greek laika Nikos Economopoulos,  delivers another seriously enjoyable set of music released on Minos EMI - Universal label.  Each song on this flamboyant new CD thrills the ear as though it were a live performance. It contains 16 compositions of various genres, predominated by Greek laika influence. All the arrangements here are superb while Economopoulos is a clean, precise and soulful artist who always knows how to deliver the essence of a song and as a result we hear his core feeling for each of them, coloured by his special timbre. Opening track “Se lipamai” (I Miss You) by Avgi Gavrilaki (words) and Dimitris Harmas (music) combines features of various genres, such as techno, laika- waltz and ballade. It also displays the big range of the singer’s voice starting with low baritonal and rising to the upper tenor notes.  Thus, it gives a clue to the entire album with its genre...

Nikos Economopoulos, Greek laika song star  proved speaking to "People" magazine, he is as sincere in words as he is in his singing. Low-key, simple and outspoken, the singer is consciously and completely given to his work. Though he loves speed in cars , he is observant making slow and steady steps. in search of songs. "From the age of six I wanted to be a singer. At that time I was thinking about football too, but the microphone won me. Actually, people around me were saying that I have a good voice. All this was inside me, I felt it all lead me there. When I was around 17, I started to sing in public places, while still at school.  I was very mature child from the early age and was not afraid of anything. Everything I did completely on my own and it came out well " he says. In the time when he started his professional music career, he dreamed to have his own songs to sing, to be signed under the label and to get known by people. The dream b...

Collaboration of Giannis Ploutarchos and Nikos Oikonomopoulos certainly is an unexpected but pleasant surprise for all the lovers of good laika music. It is even more impressive with one of the most popular groups, Melisses, added to the programme.  The tralala.gr journalist Sophia Bekiari, writes a short reportage about the concert she visited at  the nightclub Thea and speaks to the participants of the show.  We provide you here with a translation of her interview with Nikos Oikonomopoulos, who she says, besides of being a singer with a huge voice, is a very genuine person.   Niko, we see you at “Thea” together with Giannis Ploutarchos. How did this happened?   Basically, I did not want to sing this summer at all. I told myself that this year I should take a break because I feel I needed to rest a bit - I do not rest at all, singing all the time. Besides people need some rest from me, because they listen to me for many years continuously. I thoug...

Nikos Oikonomopoulos  (Νίκος Οικονομόπουλος) is a top Greek laika singer of his generation who honours Giannis Parios, Paschalis Terzis  and Giannis Paulopoulos as his major influences.  At age 22 he entered and won the Alfa TV “Dream Show 2", launching his career. Since then, he has had several number one songs and albums and has won many awards.  Nikos Oikonomopoulos’ international fame is steadily growing. Bio Nikos Oikonomopoulos  was born on 30th June, 1984 in Achagia, Patras region, Peloponnesus. He had an early interest and involvement in singing and music in general from his childhood, at the same time he helped his father with the family fishery business while also working in a pizzeria. From the age of 17 he sang professionally with different bands and in the autumn of 2006 decided to take part in the popular talent contest of Alfa TV "Dream Show 2", which he won. As a result, he was signed by Sony Music and soon released his first sing...

Performance of Nikos Oikonomopoulos in Messehalle Sindelfingen, Stuttgart, (31. 05.13.)  is one of the most dramatic and well-deserved successes that ever befell this famous singer. This was the second appearance of Nikos in Germany. Last year he sang one night in Düsseldorf, in the Rex Club, for the audience of young people, who were well aware about all the amazing qualities of this Greek Singing Treasure and his repertoire. Everything went awesome then. This time the young star was to perform with Stamatis Gonidis, the singer, loved by long - settled in Germany Greek audience, who rushed to see him again, while Nikos Oikonomopoulos for many of them was just a new name. In the beginning of his programme, Nikos introduced people to his new songs, which are already the leaders of the charts in his home country – “Ora na pigaino”, “Ennoeitai”, “Isihia” and other tracks from his latest, already double platinum album.   It turned out that the Greek populati...

Griechenlands talentiertester junger Laika Sänger Nikos Ikonomopoulos (Νίκος Οικονομόπουλος), wird in Kürze sein erstes Konzert in Sindelfingen bei Stuttgart geben. Die glücklichen Menschen die in die "Messe Halle" kommen, werden die höchste Qualität der musikalischen Unterhaltung, der bereits Nikos Ikonomopoulos Markenname geworden ist, erleben. Auf dieser Veranstaltung präsentiert Nikos unter anderem fünf Songs aus seinen überaus erfolgreichen Alben, darunter sind: Doppel-Platin "Katathesy Psixis" (Opfergabe der Seele), Dreifach-Platin "Doro Gia Sena" (Ein Geschenk für Dich),  viermal Platin-Schallplatte "Tha eimai Edo" und das neue Album, das bereits Doppel-Platin ist - "Ennoeitai" Für die Konzerte kombiniert Nikos die für ihn speziell geschriebenen Kompositionen zusammen mit einigen alten berühmten Laika Lieder. Seine außergewöhnliche musikalische Begabung, Professionalität und hervorragendes Auftreten mach...

Οι πιο ευτυχισμένοι άνθρωποι είναι εκείνοι που θα συναντήσουν το καλοκαίρι και θα αποχαιρετήσουν την άνοιξη στο Messe Halle, το οποίο βρίσκεται στα προάστια της Στουτγκάρδης, μια πόλη του Sindelfingen. Αυτό οφείλεται στο γεγονός ότι ο Νίκος Οικονομόπουλος το πιο λαμπρό αστέρι της ελληνικής μουσικής, θα εμφανιστεί εκεί. Ο Νίκος είναι ένας αγαπημένος τραγουδιστής όχι μόνο στη γενέτειρά του την Ελλάδα. Ο νεαρός ο οποίος διαθέτει μια όμορφη φωνή,  έχει κερδίσει ήδη την αγάπη της Κύπρου και οι συναυλίες του στην Αυστραλία (2012) ήταν ένας μεγάλος θρίαμβος!!! Η δόξα ήρθε στον γόνο της Πάτρας με τη νίκη του στο "Dream Show 2" το 2006. Τώρα, ο Νίκος είναι κάτοχος πολυ-πλατινένιων και χρυσών δίσκων όπως και άλλων βραβείων. Όμως, η κύρια ανταμοιβή για το Νίκο Οικονομόπουλο είναι η αμετάβλητη επιτυχία του στις ζωντανές εμφανίσεις του και η μεγάλη επιρροή του στο κοινό. Κάθε φορά που τραγουδάει ο Νίκος δημιουργεί μια γιορτή για τους ανθρώπους και καταφέρνει πάντα να...